The Latest: Theater shooting judge denies motion to acquit

The judge in the Colorado theater shooting case has denied a motion by defense attorneys to acquit gunman James Holmes.

The motion came just after prosecutors rested their case, following emotional testimony from the mother of the youngest person killed in the shooting, a 6-year-old girl. The mother was left paralyzed and suffered a miscarriage.

In the motion to acquit, which is a common practice after the prosecution rests, the defense said Holmes did not intend to kill any specific victim. Judge Carlos Samour said the prosecution does not have to prove Holmes intended to kill a specific person in the theater, only that he intended to kill.

Holmes opened fire in a suburban Denver movie theater in July 2012, killing 12 people and wounding 70 others.

The defense will begin making its case Thursday. They say Holmes was in the grips of a psychotic episode at the time of the shootings and should be found not guilty by reason of insanity.